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California may fine jurors for Internet use

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 13 comments

A bill in the California Legislature proposes giving judges the power to fine jurors up to $1,500 for social media and Internet use violations. Currently, judges only have the authority to hold jurors in contempt of court if they violate... (Continue reading)

Felon with gun flees police in Grover Beach neighborhood

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A felon with a loaded firearm fled police through a Grover Beach residential neighborhood on Saturday. Officers eventually arrested the man and found his gun in a woman’s backyard. Around 10:44 a.m., Grover Beach officers responded to the area of... (Continue reading)

Cambria general manager to get a 38 percent pay increase

Written on 25 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 61 comments

By KAREN VELIE Less then two months after the implementation of a 116 percent water and sewer rate increase, the Cambria Community Services District is planning to approve a set of staggered pay hikes of 38 percent for its general... (Continue reading)

Media collusion cultivates corruption

Written on 24 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Opinion | 67 comments

OPINION by DANIEL BLACKBURN Let’s not parse words: the local daily newspaper is the leading cause of widespread governmental corruption so widely associated with San Luis Obispo County. This truism was driven home Sunday morning when The Tribune’s editorial board... (Continue reading)

6 arrested in equipment theft investigation

Written on 24 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Following a five-month joint investigation, sheriff deputies from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties arrested six people suspected of participating in an agriculture and construction equipment theft ring. Deputies investigated more than twenty different cases involving several farming and... (Continue reading)

Deputies investigating death of mother and infant

Written on 24 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Creston woman and her newborn baby who both died on Saturday. Early in the morning, Brandy Stanton, 37, was taking a bath at her home in Creston when... (Continue reading)

Paula Lopez facing four months in jail

Written on 23 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

Former news anchor Paula Lopez Ochoa pled no contest Friday to one count of driving under the influence, two counts of delaying or resisting a peace officer, one count of refusing a chemical test, and one count of battery on... (Continue reading)

Lucia Mar considering bond measure on November ballot

Written on 22 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 39 comments

The Lucia Mar Unified School District is considering asking voters to pass a bond measure to pay for facility upgrades. The proposal would cost property owners between $29 and $45 per $100,000 of assessed value. [Tribune] School district officials say... (Continue reading)

Suicidal teen rescued from Paso Robles bridge

Written on 22 Apr, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A suicidal teen spent more than an hour sitting on the edge of the 13th Street Bridge in Paso Robles on Wednesday. Police officers and relatives rescued the 18-year-old man who was threatening to jump. [KSBY] The Paso Robles Police... (Continue reading)

Local nonprofits plagued by financial irregularities

Written on 21 Apr, 2016 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 54 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN and KAREN VELIE Two politically-connected nonprofits in San Luis Obispo County have broken federal or state laws, failed to report revenue and refused to comply with financial disclosure rules. The president and founder of one of the... (Continue reading)